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Topic: A Setlist Parody of "The Trees" (Read 54447 times)

Shamelessly stolen from a post on alt.music.rush ;) Well done norborder ;D

"The Trees" (S&A, 2008 leg edition)

There is unrest in the fandomMost don't want to hear "The Trees"For the fans just want more rare songsBut the band ignores their pleas

The trouble with the setlistAnd its changes oh so slightSome say the band has gotten lazyAnd plays the same show every nightBut the boys can't help their feelingsIf they like the easy payAnd they wonder why their fan baseCan't just smile and say "OK"

There is trouble in the fandomAnd the ticket sales are deadAs the fans plead 'Jacob's Ladder!'And the boys just shake their heads

So the fanbois hit the websitesAnd bitch fiercely day and night"The songs are getting moldyThere's no end to it in sight"But the setlist shall be staticIn a Rush world that's the lawAnd at least Al will be well fed

When the concerts grow to shiteyTo play some songs anewi grow weary of the eveningThree hours sat in my pewWhen all around is sadnessAnd there's no new song in viewI long to turn my car homewardTo stop and have a brew

When the show becomes as barrenAnd as cold as old pork piesThere's a light show in the darknessIn a blood shot pair of eyesIn pain to hear Tom SawyerAnd in vain to search for jokesBut these things will they be givenNot a cat in hells chance.... folks....

Standing in the shadows, hiding from the lightReach out in the darkness, and hold on for your lifeAll the fear of the future, all the emptiness insideWhen the moment of truth arrives, hey, you can run but you can't hide

Here is a ditty I did, way back in October 2002 when there was no Euro-tour in sight, and I had just been to see the boys in Toronto and Chicago.

A Modest Man from Europe, a parody (sorry Neil)

A modest man from EuropeTravelled North to see Rush He had a need to discoverA use for his hard-earned air-miles

Because he was obsessedBecause he had grand dreamsBecause he flew overThey called him insane

Delusions of grandeurVisions of concertsA manic obsessiveHe sings in the rain

Eyes wide openHeart undefendedInnocence untarnished

Rush-a-holic ManDoing what you canThey can

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Standing in the shadows, hiding from the lightReach out in the darkness, and hold on for your lifeAll the fear of the future, all the emptiness insideWhen the moment of truth arrives, hey, you can run but you can't hide